It is Time to Apply for Spring 2025!
Are you a returning, transfer or first-time applicant?
$1,000 Scholarships are available for New Enrolled Spring 2025 First-time and Transfer Students. No FAFSA Required. Click through for specifics.
Application Deadline Extended: Friday, Sept. 20, 2024
Apply to any non-impacted major, Psychology, Criminal Justice and Kinesiology - Allied Health. Please note that Nursing and Social Work are impacted and not accepting application until October.
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CSUSB is committed to academic excellence, diversity and student access.
NOW is the time to apply.
Spring '25 Application Requirements
First-Year applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
A first-year applicant is a student attending high school. High school students can earn college credit while enrolled at their school, however, cannot earn college credit after the summer immediately following their high school graduation date in spring. Students who take courses beyond the summer following the graduation date will need to follow the transfer path. If you are a non-traditional high school student who has graduated early or is homeschooled, please contact us if you have any questions.
You are eligible for admissions as a first-year student if you:
- Graduate High School: All applicants must be a High School Graduate or Equivalent
- 2.5 GPA: Earn a 2.5 or higher "A-G" grade point average (GPA) for California residents
- A-G courses: Complete the 15 unit comprehensive "A-G pattern with a grade of C- or better by high school graduation
Transfer applicants must meet one of the two eligibility path requirements.
CSUSB Degrees & Majors
CSUSB offers over 70 traditional bachelor's and master's degree programs, along with education credential and certificate programs, and even a doctoral program, all housed within five academic colleges and a Palm Desert Campus.
CSUSB is accepting spring applications for any non-impacted major, Psychology and Criminal Justice. Nursing, Kinesiology Allied Health, and Social Work are impacted and won’t be accepting application at this time.
Resources for Choosing CSUSB
Connect with our Outreach & Student Recruitment Team
Our team is here to help, and we invite you to connect with an outreach counselor or a member of our visitor services team, part of the Office of Outreach & Student Recruitment.